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How to get fromBielefeld to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bielefeld to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAJ - SOF
    8h 39m
    $170–451

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    6h 28m
    $60–469

  3. Train, bus via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 21m
    $141–315

  4. Drive  1,806.2 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Sofiacar car 1,806.2 km
    18h 29m
    $374–541

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    7h 24m
    $100–357

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMO - SOF
    9h 28m
    $129–586

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 10m

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    10h 7m
    $96–447

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Hannover Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 19m
    $101–146

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lister Meile 11 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    31h 22m
    $130–211

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    22h 8m
    $318–440

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration6h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$92Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,627 km
  • Duration: 8h 39m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station via Hannover Hbf and Hannover in around 30h 19m.

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